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well I am back from lake. first I tried to have engine turn over with plugs in. spun for ?? 2 seconds and then locked up. pulled plugs and spun the engine over (spun very good) with rag over plug holes. very little discharge on rag. then I decided to go for broke. put 2 12volt batteries from car...

actually the engine would turn, but only for maybe 2seconds and then lock up. with plugs out engine turns great for as I old starter button.. but I only do it for maybe 5-6 seconds at a time.

UPDATE!! something came up for this week end, so I can't go to the lake. I will go to the lake next week end and try all of the suggestions from the friendly forum members. THANK YOU.

yes. every time that it stops and I pull the lanyard off and then reattach it, it will spin for a couple of seconds. I will try to leave the lanyard in and see if my MPEM will time out the start operation. I will try to start it after 5-7 minutes with lanyard in. (this weekend) I did jump the...

when I take the starter out I I know that it will spin without a load. how do I bench test it with a load.

I had mentioned that in a earlier posting. glad to have some one else thinking like I try to do. oops! that was when I did not know how to post and was posting on a reply site, that did not have a posting. MY BAD.

engine cranks over for maybe 2 seconds and then stops.

will try to start it and when it gets blocked I will wait for 10 minutes and try again to see if engine will turn over. I will leave lanyard in, because when I take it out and reinsert it (2 beeps) engine will turn over for a couple of seconds and then freeze. I will let you know of results this...

battery's (2) are at 12.5 v each. both have been tested at auto part store 2 different stores reading same reading (12.5 each and load tested good) there is almost no oil (just a little. oil line is clamped) coming out of spark plug holes when cranking (for approx. 4-5 seconds.) engine spins...

yes. it turned good with plugs out, and no knocking or scraping sounds. last year (2022) when I went to start the ski, it would turn over for maybe 6 seconds, I would stop for maybe 5 seconds then try again. it would start then. I would then run it at idle for maybe 10-12 seconds before revving...

let me go back. when first tried to start (2023) the engine would lock up immediately. then I pulled plugs to release any restriction in the chambers finding that it had oil/gas mixture on rag. I am not sure if the amount was enough to hydro lock the engine from turning, as there was not that...

because of this problem, I have the plug wires off and grounded. I do not want it to start just yet incase there is a bigger problem as to why the engine gets locked up.

because I have the oil line clamped there is very minimal oil shooting out when cranking with plugs out. still stops cranking after 3-4 seconds with plugs in. maybe I should try to turn engine over with only one plug in and see what happens. alternating plugs to see difference. it is coming to...

seals may be bad, but why does the engine crank over good with plugs out but then not turn over with plugs in. like I said with plugs in, the engine will turn over for 3-4 seconds and then not turn over. I have clamped the oil line and the oil is very minimum when I have the plugs out and engine...

yes. I repeated the process several times and each time the oil/gas mixture is less.

1998 GTX RFI Hydro lock not in lake for two years. last year (2022) started and ran on trailer. winterized gas, covered in carport. this year (2023) replaced gas, went to start, but appeared to be hydro locked. removed plugs, engine turned great, with rag over plug holes to catch oil/gas...

HELP. I am not able to post, only able to reply. I am not doing something correctly. please tell me how to post. J5less1 imtomjac@gmail.com

this is NOT a reply to your question/problem. I need help in trying to post. I have tried but am not doing something correctly. each time I thought that i was posting I was doing a reply to nothing. how to post is my question. NEED HELP. if it helps, my email is imtomjac@gmail.com. I do check...

not replying to this problem. I need to know what am not doing to get my message on the board. I have tried to ask for help, but no response as of yet. it seems that the only way to see my request is to do a reply. please help. I have tried to post but it was only on the reply site. what am I...